Angie Phillips is a British
meteorologist
A meteorologist is a scientist who studies and works in the field of meteorology aiming to understand or predict Earth's atmospheric phenomena including the weather. Those who study meteorological phenomena are meteorologists in research, while t ...
for
BBC Newsline
''BBC Newsline'' is the BBC's national television news programme for Northern Ireland, broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland from the headquarters of BBC Northern Ireland in Ormeau Avenue, Belfast.
As well as being available via all multi-ch ...
. She trained at the
Met Office's College in
Reading, Berkshire
Reading ( ) is a town and borough in Berkshire, Southeast England, southeast England. Located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the rivers River Thames, Thames and River Kennet, Kennet, the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 mot ...
and joined the service in 1985. Phillips' first job in forecasting was at the Belfast Climate Office. Later, while working at the Met Office in
Aldergrove, she became part of the
ITN weather team. In 1995 she was transferred to
BBC Northern Ireland.
She is married with three children. Phillips participated in
conservationism activities at the
Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 50 million trees since 1972.
The Woodland Tr ...
.
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BBC weather forecasters
Living people
British meteorologists
Scientists from Belfast
Year of birth missing (living people)
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